Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
Alan J. Perlis
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
Anonymous
As Will Rogers would have said, "There is no such thing as a free variable."
Alan J. Perlis
There is no IRL, only AFK
Anonymous
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
Alan J. Perlis
The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.
Nathaniel Borenstein
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan J. Perlis
Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously.
Anonymous
There are 10 types of people. Those who can read ternary, those who can't and those who mistake it for binary.
Anonymous